Christian Faith Questions — In Plain Talk

Posted on August 13, 2002August 12, 2026 by Mountain Veteran Ministries

The church: why bother?

If you believe in Jesus but you're done with the church, this post is for you — not to guilt you back into a pew, but to make the case

What about hell? (justice, love, and eternal judgment)

Hell is the doctrine most people wish Christianity didn't have. It's also the one Jesus talked about more than almost anyone else in the New Testament. Before dismissing it or

What does discipleship actually look like?

Discipleship is one of the most talked-about words in the church and one of the least understood in practice. We say we want to make disciples, but when you press

Why does God allow suffering?

Some questions do not stay in the classroom. They follow a man into hospital rooms, funeral homes, lonely kitchens, and long dark nights. One of those questions is this: Why

What Happened to the Faith Once Delivered?

How did we get from a small band of Jewish disciples gathered in an upper room to a global faith spread across tens of thousands of denominations, traditions, and movements?

Christianity and mental health

What the Bible Says, What the Church Gets Wrong, and What Genuine Care Looks Like One in five American adults experiences a mental illness in any given year. Among veterans

Baptism: what it means and who it’s for

Baptism is one of the two sacraments Jesus commanded His church to practice, and it is one of the most disputed topics in Christian theology. Churches divide over it. People

Deconstruction: why people leave and what it means

Deconstruction is not new. People have been walking away from inherited faith for as long as there has been inherited faith. What is new is the speed, the scale, the